Kimi K2.5 vs Claude Code on REAL software engineering tasks! Testing open source vs proprietary AI coding agents on 3 practical challenges developers face daily.
Tasks tested:
1. Frontend: Convert wireframe to responsive Tailwind landing page
2. Bug Fix: Solve real HuggingFace Hub GitHub issue
3. Migration: Port complete Angular app to React
Both agents tackle identical prompts. See which one handles frontend design, debugging Python internals, and full-stack framework migration better.
Final Score: Kimi 3 - Claude 2
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Links:
- Kimi K2: https://github.com/MoonshotAI/Kimi-K2
- Claude Code: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
- HuggingFace Issue: https://github.com/huggingface/huggingface_hub/issues/3576
- Task code: https://github.com/alejandro-ao/kimi-k2-real-world
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⏰ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Task 1: Frontend Design
04:06 Task 2: GitHub Issue Fix
06:16 Task 3: Angular to React Migration
12:22 Results & Verdict
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The third AI workshop taught by our legendary teacher, Nick Sarafa. This is a full-day hands-on training workshop for purposeful co-creation with AI using Claude Code.
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